Simone Biles won her fifth Olympic gold medal as she made a triumphant return to the women’s gymnastics final at the Paris Games tonight.
The stunning American further enhanced her shine and reputation as one of the greatest athletes of all time, just three years after retiring from the same event at the Tokyo Games (2021).
Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history and with five gold medals to her name after four in Rio de Janeiro, helped the United States win its 11th Olympic medal in the women’s team event with strong performances in all four events.
With the crowd cheering Biles and her teammates in the absence of the French team who failed to qualify for the final, the United States finished 5.802 points ahead of second-place Italy!
The Italians won the first women’s Olympic medal since the 1928 Games, while an incredible jump from Rebecca Andrade gave Brazil bronze, its first medal in the event.